Senior Change Lead - Business Analysis - Transformation Programme

Hybrid - Guildford

In line with our Global strategy and purpose, we have an opportunity to join the UK Transformation Programme as a Senior Change Lead - Business Analysis, leading a team of Business Analysts within the Strategy and Implementation area, you will be supporting activity to define the future shape of Allianz Commercial and ensuring that the business understands, is ready for, and can sustain change being delivered by the Programme

Our ambition is to transform the End-to-End experience and journey for our policyholders, intermediaries, internal users and other parties, through a combination of modernising core systems, data-led digital asset development and integrations (internal and external).

Reporting to the Business Analysis Manager (Transformation), Senior Change Leads - Business Analysis are Senior Business Analysts with significant expertise in the delivery of Business Analysis and, leading the delivery of others. They are responsible for the direct line management and development of their team, a proportion of time being spent in the delivery of Business Analysis, in a senior, lead or consultancy capacity. Senior Change Leads - Business Analysis provide ongoing delivery support and coaching, to continuously uplift capability and innovate with their direct reports.

About the Role


The purpose of the role is to enable organisational change through your own work and supporting and enabling the work of others. Using specialised business analysis, change management skills and a disciplined business analysis approach, you will be supporting and will lead your people to support the Transformation Programme to articulate the need for change, defining requirements and recommending solutions that will maximise the value delivered by the business to its customers.

You will work closely with key stakeholders within the Strategy and Implementation area, supporting activity to define the future shape of Allianz Commercial and ensuring that the business understands, is ready for, and can sustain change being delivered by the Programme

Key Accountabilities:

• As a member of the Business Analysis Leadership Team you will be building a community with the right capabilities and people, equipping them with skills, tools and standard approaches to deliver Business Analysis excellence, ensuring they are deployed to value-creation opportunities supporting business needs
• You will drive a high-performance culture, promoting a growth mindset and ensuring we have the best and most engaged people who work collaboratively to deliver change
• You'll be accountable for managing people, ensuring compliance with and implementing personnel-related processes in relation to recruiting, on boarding, performance management and evaluation, coaching, career development and talent management
• A proportion of your time will be spent in the Delivery of Business Analysis, in a senior, lead or consultancy capacity
• You'll be responsible for developing direct reports, and may be directly involved in the daily activities of your people, where the delivery structure dictates.
• You'll support and contribute to Communities of Practice across Change, to support learning and knowledge sharing opportunities
• You will role model Allianz Values; Be brave, With heart, Inspire trust, Everyone counts and in the context of agile working, you will inspire and support you team members in using agile working practices.

About You

Skills and Experience

• You'll be an acknowledged expert in Business Analysis and are passionate about the Business Analyst role
  
• You'll ideally have experience working in Financial Services or Commercial Insurance, and knowledge of industry trends
  
• You'll have great communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at all levels
  
• You'll be able to demonstrate experience of people and task leadership
  
• You'll have an understanding of Agile ways of working
  
• You'll have led a team of professionals and provided career coaching, developed yourself and others
  

Qualifications:

• A Level education or equivalent
  
• BCS International Diploma in Business Analysis or equivalent (Desirable)
  

What We Will Offer You


This is an exciting time to join the Transformation Programme, we're in our 3rd year and writing the next chapter, which will revolutionise how we do business in the future. The expectation of the business is high, we work at pace and you'll be busy, however, this is a great opportunity to work with a highly talented team and showcase your expertise.

You'll combine working from home with working from our Guildford Office.

Recognised and rewarded for a job well done, we have a range of flexible benefits for you to choose from, including, retail discounts, discounted insurance cover and our newly launched ElectriX car purchase scheme, so you can pick a package that's perfect for you. We also offer flexible working options, global career opportunities across the wider Allianz Group, and fantastic career development and training. That's on top of enjoying all the benefits you'd expect from the world's number one insurance brand, including:

• 30 days holiday + bank holidays, with flexible buy/sell holiday options
  
• Car allowance
  
• Private medical scheme
  
• Annual performance related bonus
  
• Generous contributory pension scheme
  
• A discount up to 50% on a range of insurance products including car, home and pet
  
• Retail discounts
  

Our Ways of Working


Do you need some flexibility with the hours you work? Let us know as part of your application and if it's right for our customers, our business and for you, then we'll do everything we can to make it happen.
Here at Allianz, we are signatories of the ABIs flexible working charter. We believe in supporting hybrid work patterns, which balance the needs of our customers, with your personal circumstances and our business requirements. Our aim with this is to help innovation, creativity, and you to thrive - Your work life balance is important to us.

Our Purpose and Values

We secure your future
Be Brave | With Heart | Everyone Counts | Inspiring Trust

Our purpose and values are more than just words on a website - they are the why and how of Allianz. They influence everything we do and guide us how to do it. Created by our people, for our people, they shape our culture, bring us together, and inspire us to be the best. Building an inclusive culture for us all to succeed.

Diversity & Inclusion

At Allianz, we value diversity and inclusion and back this up with our accreditations. Allianz is EDGE certified for gender inclusion, members of the Women in Finance Charter, a Disability Confident employer, Stonewall Diversity Champion members, signatories of Business in the Community's Race at Work Charter, and an Armed Forces Covenant gold standard employer.

We recognise the strength of neurodiversity in the workplace, and the far-reaching benefits of embracing a spectrum of thinking styles and innovative capabilities. We proudly welcome applications from neurodivergent and disabled candidates, and can offer tailored adjustments to remove barriers and set you up for success in your career.

We encourage our people to advocate for what they need, we listen, and we act - this could include providing assistive technology, ergonomic specialist equipment, mentoring and coaching, or flexibility in the way you work, among a wide range other adjustments.


Join us - Let's Care for Tomorrow.

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